Thermostatic faucet



Mmh 1.5, 193s. M, GLENN l 2,110,952

THERMOSTATI C FAUCET Filed oct. 17, 195s 5 sheets-sheet 2 52 y 7 44 55.0/ Il l 29 44a K 58 28': 38r IN ENToR s g i, 25 Mar ow Gleim 52 .51 ATroRNEY- v v March 15, 1938. M. GLENN 2,110,952

THERMOSTATIC FAUCET Filed oct. 17,l 193s s sheetssheet s INVENTOR Mar/owG/efw?.

Paten@ Mm.v 15, 193s 2,110,952

UNITED STATES PATENT ori-lcs 1 THERMDSTATIC FAUCET Marlow Glenn, Longmire, Wash., assignor of onehalf to Walter Hewitt, Longmire, Wash.

Application October 17, 1933, Serial No. 692,925

12 Claims. (Cl. 236-12) This invention relates to thermostatic faucets tained by such means as are shown in the accom and aims primarily to provide a novel thermopanying drawings, described in the following spec-y static faucet wherein fluids of different temperaiiication and then more clearly pointed out in the tures are thoroughly intermixed and Whereclaims, which are appended hereto and form part from uid is delivered at any selected stabilizedl of this application. 5 temperature between the initial temperatures of With reference to the drawings, in which there the intermixed fluids. are illustrated several embodiments of the inven- Broadly contemplated by the present invention tion and throughout the several views of which is the provision of a novel thermostatic` faucet like characters of reference designate similar embodying withinthe same, valve means, fluid parts: l0r mixing means and temperature stabilizing means, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a thermostatic and exteriorly thereof having a single control faucet comprehended by the present invention, member for manipulating said valve means and as it would appear when operatively connected to temperature stabilizing means whereby regulaaplumbing installation.

tion of the volume and temperature of the uid Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. 15 delivered by said faucet are independently or Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse medial section of simultaneously effected as desired. the faucet, with its sleeve valve and control With the foregoing in view the invention essenmember in a mid-position. tially resides and is more particularly concerned Fig. 4 is. a fragmentary vertical longitudinal 2o in the provision ofa novel thermostatic faucet, medial section taken through 4--4 of Fig. 3. 20

which is especially designed and particularly Figs, 5, 6 and 7 are horizontal sections taken adapted for use` in kitchens, bathrooms, lavathrough 6 6 and 1-1, respectively, of tories, bakeries, hospitals, laundries, or any other Fig. 4

place where a flow of fluid at a constant tem- Fig. 8 is a horizontal section taken through perature is required, which is similarly designed 8-8 of Fig. 2. 25

and adapted for use with and rapid and ready Fig. 9 is a fragmentary vertical transverse secattachment to old or'new plumbing installations tion taken through 9-9 of Fig. 4. i without necessitating any changes or alterations Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic view in horizontal of thelatter, which is so fabricated that the sevsection illustrating the position assumed by the 3o eral parts thereof are rapidly and readily removed sleeve valve within its casing, when said sleeve 30 for repairs or replacement without disconnecting valve has been moved into registration with the thev faucet from its. fluid supply and without rehot water inlet and its correlated thermostatic quiring any special skill or tools, and whichin its coil is cold. preferred embodiment is characterized by the Fig. ll is a similar view illustrating the position employment of a .casing having fluid inlets and assumed by the sleeve valve when its correlated 35 a fluid outlet, a sleeve valve having apertures in thermostatic coil has become heated and exthe walls thereof adapted to register with said panded.

iiuid inlets and also having a plurality of iiuid Fig. 12 is a similar view illustrating the position mixing chambers formed therein, a valve for said of the sleeve valve within its casing, when said ,o fluid outlet, athermostat connected to said sleeve sleeve valve has been moved into registration valve for effecting automatic actuation of the with the cold water inlet and its correlated thersame to maintain the temperaturexof the fluid mostatic coil is hot. o delivered by the faucet, and a manually operable Fig. 13 is a similar view illustrating the posisingle control member adapted to effect adjusttion assumed' by the sleeve valve when its correment of the sleeve valve and setting of its therlated thermostatlc coil has become cold .and 45 mostat independently of regulating the outlet contracted. valve and also adapted to effect simultaneous Fig. 14 is a fragmentary vertical medial section sleeve valve adjustment, thermostat setting and of a slightly modified form of fluid outlet and cutlet valveregulation, all of which are imporoutlet `valve for the faucet. o

5r) tant elements and features of the present inven- Fig.- 15 is a fragmentary Vertical longitudinal 50 tion and are to be correlated in the broad aim of medial section of a slightly modified .form of enhancing the efficiency of theV thermostatic .thermostatic faucet, and faucet for general use. i Fig. 16 is a diagrammatic view of a hot and cold The above, and additional objects which will water supplytsystem embodying-my novel'and imhereinafter be more specifically' treated are at` proved faucets. i l A 55 15 obtain fluids of the desired temperatures.

Before taking up amore detailed description of the drawings, a general exposition of the specific purposes, functions and advantages of the thermotatic faucet evolved by the present invention 5 will be undertaken.

Certain objections have been noted heretofore to the faucets in general use, principally among which were: that no provision was made therein for` the proper and effective intermixing of fluids of different temperatures, nor any means for staincorporated or embodied within the faucets or discharge fixtures of said systems, but were separate and. distinct therefrom and required special plumbing connections, consequently when these devices were installed in old plumbing systems extensive alterations in the latter and in their ad- M jacent enclosing wall structures were necessary and essential, thus involving considerable time and labor to effect such installations. Again, in thermostatically controlled fluid supply systems here- `tofore in use, dual controls for regulating the temperature and volume of the fluids therefrom were necessary, that is to say, one control for selecting "the desired temperature and another or second control for regulating the volume of fluid delivered.

Wherefore, it is the primary purpose and funda mental object of this invention to obviate and eliminate al1 of the foregoing objections to and disadvantages of the faucets and thermostatically 4'controlled fluid supply systems or devices heretofore in use, by providing a .novel and improved thermostatic faucet -embodying in a single structure, fluid mixing means, temperature stabilizing means, and a single control member for selecting A 445 the temperature and regulating the volume of the fluid delivered by the faucet, and further byproviding a thermostatic faucet adaptedto replace old faucets without any material expenditure of time and labor pth'er than that necessary to detach the old faucet and attach the present thermostatic faucet. y

Beginningnow the more detailed description of the invention by reference to the accompanying drawings, and referring here more particularly to Figs. 41 to 13,' inclusive, the numeral 'I1 designates the portion of a wall, wash basin, bathtub, kitchen sink, or thelike, from which normally project tlie ends of hot and cold water supply pipes I8 and I9, respectively. Connected in any well known or 60 conventional manner to these hot and cold water supply pipes i8 and i9, as for example, by unions 29 and 2|, respectively, are the outer terminals of the hot and cold water inlet branches 22, and 23 respectively, of my novel and improved therniostatic faucet herein generally designated by the numeral 24.

' The faucet 24 is provided 'with a cylindrical vcasing or body 25, to the upper portion of which are integrally connected', in diametrically opposed relation, the inner y, ds of the hot and cold waterinlet branches'22 and 23, see Figs. 2, 4, (j and 8.-

Thecasing 2l, in the present instance, -ispreferably provided with an open upperend, whereby access may be readily had to the interior of the same' to facilitate the insertion therein and reto 13, inclusive.

moval therefrom of the several working parts of the faucet without disconnecting or dis connections with the hot and cold water supply pipes 2| and 22, which open upper end is adapted to be normally closed by a cover 26 threadedly secured thereat upon the casing'25, see Figs. 3 and 4. The bore of the casing 25 is slightly and concentrically enlarged, as indicated at 21, which enlargement extends downwardly within said casing from its open upper end to a point adjacent the lower or outlet end thereof, seeFigs. 3 'and 4, said enlargement at its lower end forming an annular shoulder 28 upon the inner walls of the .casing 2 5, for a purpose which will now bedescribed. f

Concentrically disposed within the enlargement 21 forpartial or limited rotative movement therein is a sleevevalve 29, the lower open end of which normally abuts or seats upon the annular shoulder 28, while its upper closed end is normally abutted by the cover 26, to thereby maintain and retain said sleeve valve in` operative position within the enlargement 21, as will bemanifest and apparent by referring to Figs. 3 and 4. Formed or provided in, circumferential spaced relation witlr'-` in the peripheral walls of the sleeve valve 29 are circumferentially elongated hot and cold water inlet ports orapertures 30 and 3|,l respectively, which ports are selectively adapted for either independent or joint registration with their correlated hot and cold water inletl branches 22 and 23, respectively, of the casing 25, substantially in the manner more clearly shown in Figs. 6, 8 and 10 The sleeve valve 29, as above stated, is disposed for partial rotative movement 'within the enlarged portion 21 of the bore of the casing25, however, in this connection it may be well to state, that said Vsleeve valve Imust of necessity and for obvious reasons f'lt in watertight relation within said enlargement 21,. and for this purpose, the peripheryof the sleeve valve in the plane of and surrounding its elongated ports 30 and 3i, is provided with a peripheral or annular sealing face 32, which latter is normally in sealing contact with the walls f the enlarge-L .ment 21, so that no leakage or escape of fluid octurbing its curs therebetween. The upper and lower ends of j Y.

the sleeve valve 29 may also be provided, as shown, with relatively narrow peripheral or annular guiding faces 33, which latter also normally contact the walls of the enlargement 21 and function to minimize thel wear of vthe sealing face 32. .By thus providing thesealing facev32 and the guiding faces 33 on the periphery of the sleeve valve 29,

in the -manner herein shown and described, friction 'between said sleeve valve and the enlarged bore 21 is eectively minimized and materially reduced, thus insuring Aease of operation of the sleeve valve 29,:while retaining its sealing efiiciency. ,As hereinbefore stated, the sleeve'valve 29 is disposed within the enlarged bore 21 of the casing (25 foipartial or limited rotative movement therein and in the present instance, such movement is limited or governed by a cap screw l 34 extendingthrough and threadedly engaged within the walls of such enlarged bore 21, saidv 4cap screw 34 having a terminal portion 34a of cr lower fluid mixing chamber or compartment 31, and a iluid temperature regulating chamber or compartment 38. The upper uid mixing chamber 36, into which the hot and cold water grally formed upon or otherwise xedly secured to the inner walls of said sleeve valve to extend linwardly and upwardly therein from a point substantially midway the height thereof, and a central tubular portion 40 similarly formed upon or connected to the upper end wall of the sleeve i valve' to extend downwardly within the same through the frustro-conical wall 39, which latter at its upper end is spaced from said tubular portion to provide an annular passage or opening 4| between the upper and lower mixing chambers 36 'and 31, see Figs. 3, 4, 6 and 8.y 'I'he lower or final iiuid mixing chamber 31 is formed by said frustro-conical wall 39, tubular portion 40 and a transversely disposed wall 42 extending across the interior of the sleeve valve 29, substantially at the juncture of the frustro-conical wall 39 therewith, said transverse wall 42 being integrally formed upon or otherwise iixedly secured to the inner walls of the sleeve valve, or integrally connected to said frustro-conical wall 39, as found desirable or deemed expedient, the present showing being merely by way of. illustration. 'I'he central tubular portion 40 at its lower end may lie integrally connected to the transverse wall 42, as shown, or said end may extend through said wall 42 if desired. Formed within the transverse wall 42 are a series of concentric rows of periorations 43 wherethrough the thoroughly intermixed fluids pass from the final mixing chamber 31 to the temperature regulating or stabilizing chamber 38, which latter is formed within the lower end of the sleeve valve 29 by the perforated transverse wall 42 at its upper end and at its lower or opposite end is completely open to the :full interior diameter of the casing 25.

Mounted within the temperature regulating chamber 38 is a horizontally disposed thermostat 44 of coil form, adapted to operate by a rotary movement, the outer end of which is pivotally connected, as at 45, to the inner walls of the sleeve valve 29, while the inner terminal portion 44a of, same is adapted to snugly and transversely seat within a valve shaft 46, the lower end portion of which is provided with a diametrically disposed open-ended slot 41, for such purpose. lit is to behere noted and observed that this manner of mountingor supporting the thermostat coil 44 permits of its rapid and ready positioning in and removal from the sleeve valve and valve stem in the event repairsto or replacement of the same are found necessary.

The valve shaft 46, in the present instance, is`

mounted within the central tubular portion 40 of the sleeve valve 29 for independent limited rotative and axial sliding movement therein `and extends from both the lower and upper-ends of Same, said valve shaft being peripherally grooved adjacent its lower end, as at 48, to receivel an interiorly shouldered boss 49 of an outlet or discharge valve 50, said boss being open at one side thereof, see Fig.. 4, whereby said valve may be .rapidly and readily attached to and detached from the valve shaft 46, it being herenoted, that the latter has lfree-and independent rotative movement within the valve boss 49, due to the above described swivel connection therebetween, this in order to prevent rotation of the valve 59 during axial opening and' closing movements of same.

The outlet or discharge valve 50 is of the well known bevelled edge type having the usual downwardly extending radially disposed guide wings, or vanes and when closedis adapted t'o lit within a correspondingly shaped seat I provided within the outlet or discharge passageway 52 of the casing 25, formed in the lower end wall thereof, to which is detachably connected by a union nut 53, or in any other well known or conventional manner, a swinging or swivelling spout 54.

The cover 26 of the casing 25 is provided upon its outer or upper face with an upwardly extending concentric hub 55, said cover and hub having an axially aligned counterbore 56 formed therein for the reception of. the upper enlarged end 51 of the valve shaft 46 normally disposed for limited 'rotative and reciprocative movement therein, from which enlarged end extends upwardly inV oiiset relation to the axis of same a rack 58.

Mounted for limited rotative movement upon the hub 55 of the cover 26 is a collar 59 having a spring-pressed ball 69 mounted within its lower face adapted to selectively seat within an arcuate row of recesses 6| formed at uniformly spaced intervals within the upper or outer face of said cover 26, see Figs. 3 and 5, said spring-pressed ball being adapted to yieldingly maintain said collar in any selected or adjusted position relative to the cover 26. The collar 59 is also provided with an index pointer or indicator 62 adapted to selectively register with a series of. radially disposed graduations or markings 63 cut in or formed on the upper or outer face of the cover 26, said graduations being marked in the order named with the words hot, warm, medium, tepid and cold, it being here understood that specific temperatures may be be abutted by the pointer 62, to thereby limit the l rotative movement of its correlated collar, when maximum `and minimum temperatures have been reached, as will be manifest and apparent.

The numeral 65 designates a horizontally disposed valve actuating or control stem, the inner end .portion of which is transversely mounted within the hub 55 and collar 59, in perpendicular relation to the axes thereof, for independent rotative movement relative to said hub and collar and for joint oscillative movement with said collar relative to the hub 55, and in order to effect such oscillative movement I provide ythe walls of the latter with diametrically opposed slots 66 wherethrough the journalled end portion of the stem 65 extends, all as more clearly illustrated in Figs. 3,4 and 5. The portion of the stem normally disposed interrnediately of the slots 66,.is provided with -a series of teeth 61 cut longitudinally within the periphery of such portion, said teeth being adapted to normally mesh with the teeth 'ofthe rack 58, to thereby impart axial movement to the valve shaft 46 vupon rotation of the stem 65 and thus eiect opening and closing movements of the valve 50, 'as will `be obvious and apparent by referring more y. .particularly to Fig. 4. Fixedly secured in any well known or conventional manner'to theouter end of the control stem 65 is anopel-ating handwheel 68. To positively prevent axial dislodgement of the inner end portion of the control stem 65 from within'the hub 55 and collar 59, I provide said stem with a peripheral groove 69 withinwhich normally seats the inner reduced end of a vertically disposed pin 10 .threadedly engaged within the walls of the collar 59 in parallel relation to the axis of the same, substantially in the manner more clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 9.

To positively maintain the collar 59 in its oper- 'ative position upon the hub 55 and to prevent axial movement of the same relative thereto I provide an interiorly threaded dome-shaped or hollow cover 1 I, which latter is threadedly secured to the exteriorly threaded upper end portion of wheel 68, and, if the same is not already in a central position, swings or moves the valve stem 65 to its mid-position indicated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, at whichtime, said stem imparts' rotative movement to the shaft 46 in an obvious manner, which latter in turn through the thermostat coil imparts rotative movement to the sleeve valve 29, thus causing thelelongated ports 30 and 3| thereof to register with the hot and cold water inlets 22 and 23, substantially in thel manner shown in Fig. 6. Simultaneously witheiecting the above described swinging movement of the valve stem 65 the operator also turns the handdecreased or lowered, the thermostatcoil 44 will wheel 68 in' a counter-clockwise direction, thus imparting rotative movement to the Ystem 65,

which in turn imparts upward axial or slidingY movement to the valve shaft 46, through the teeth 6,1 of said stem meshing with the rack 58 of said shaft and thereby eecting opening movement of the outlet valve 50. .As the hot and cold waters flow from their respective supply pipes through their respective partially restricted ports 30 and 3| into the upper mixing chamber 36, such waters due to thethen relative positions of said ports and the baille action of the truste-conical wall 39 are deected forwardly thereby and .a slight.whirling motion imparted to said waters upon entering the mixing chamber 36, and inasmuch as the waters are deected forwardly and given a slight whirling motion the same meet or come together substantially midway between the ports' and 3| and are' thoroughly intermixed prior to overowing from the mixing vchamber 36-through the annular passageway 4| into the final mixing chamber 31, from whence the thoroughly intermixed waters pass downwardly and outwardly through the apertresor perioratio'ns 42, thence over the thermostat coil 44, past the open valvejil to the. outlet 52' and spout 54.

should the minar temperatures ofv the not and cold vwater vary at anytime while the faucet 24 is in operatiomthen, and in that event the thermostat coil 44 will expand if the intermixed water is increased inv temperature and in so doing will effect a closing movement of the hot water port 3|! and a corresponding opening movement of the cold water port 3|. hand, if the temperature of interinixed -water is contract and in so doing will eifect an opening movement of the hot water port 3l and a cor- On the other responding closing movement of the cold water port 3|. If hot water of maximum temperature is desired the` operator swings or moves the valve stem to the left, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1 and dotted lines in Figs. 10 and l1, at which time the port'30 is in full registration with its inlet 22 and the port 3| is cut-off or closed from its inlet 23, it being here important to note and observe, that should the thermostat c'oil 44 be cold or contracted when the valve stem 65 is swung or moved to the left, the sleeve valve 29 and its ports 30 and 3| will assume or be in the position, relativeto the inlets 22 and 23, indi- 'cated in Fig. 10, however, as the hot water flows putwardly through the faucet 24, such water will cause said thermostat coll 44 to expand and in so doing the latter will impart rotative movement to the sleeve valve 29 in encounter-clockwise dlrection and'thuscause its ports 36 and 3| to assume or be in the position, relative to the inlets4 22 and 23, indicated in Fig. 11. If cold water of minimum temperature is desired the operator swings or moves the valve stem 65 to the right,

as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1, I2 and 13; at which time the port 30 is cut-olf or closed from its inlet 22, while the port 3| -is'in full or complete registration with its. inlet 23. (Again should the thermostat coil 44 be hot or expanded when the valve stem 65 is swung or moved to the right then, and in t at event, the sleeve valve 29 and its ports 30 an 3| will assume or be in the position, relative to the inlets 22 land 23, indicated in Fig. 12. However, as the cold water flows outwardly through the faucet 24, such water will cause said thermostat coil to contract and in so doing the latter will impart rotative movement to the sleeve valve 29 in a clockwise direction and thus cause its ports 30 and 3| to assume or be in the position, relative to the inlets 22 and 23, indicated in Fig. 1,3. If warm or tepid water is desired the operator swings the valve stem v65 in the direction'necessary until the pointer 62 registers with the desired graduation 63, at which time, the ports 3|) and 3| will be in their proper positions relative to their supply inlets 22v and 23 to furnish water at the desired temperature.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be manifest and apparent, that the present novel and improved thermostatic faucet will rapidly V and readily furnish wafer at any selected stabilized or constant temperature' between the initial temperatures of the hot and cold water.

In Fig. 14, I have illustrated a slightly modified seats a valve 16, of the disk or washer type, for

controlling'the flow of water outwardly through ,said discharge spout 14, and for this purpose said valve is detachably secured to a valve shaft" of similar construction and type, as hereinbefore described for the valve shaft 46.

In Fig. 15,11 have illustrated a furtherslightly tachably secured, 'as by a union nut 88, a fluid supply pipe 8|, said faucet body having an open upper end adapted to be normally closed by a cover 82 threadedly .secured thereon. Disposed for oscillative movement Within the faucet body 18 is a sleeve valve 83 having diametrically op- 'posed elongated inlet ports formed in the walls thereof, one of which is shown at 84 said part being adapted to register when necessary with the inlet 19, The sleeve valve 83 is provided with an upper or initial mixing chamber 85, a final mixing chamber 86 and `a temperature regulating chamber 81 formed therein. The upper mixing chamber 86 is formed by the side and upper end walls of the sleeve valve, a centrallyv disposed tubular portion 88 depending from said upper end wall and an upwardly directed frustroconical wall or partition 89 theadedly, and concentrically secured at its lower end'within the sleeve valve. The final mixing chamber 86 is formed by said tubular portion 88, frustro-conical Wall 89 and a transversely disposed Wall or partition 98 integrally formed with said frustro-conical wall as a unit, said transverse wall 98 being centrally apertured to permit of the lolwer terminal of said tubular portion 88 extending therethrough, as shown in Fig. 15. The transverse wall 98 is provided with a series of perforations 9| ,wherethrough the intermlxed fluids pass to the temperature stabilizing or regulating chamber 81, which latter is formed by the cylindrical walls of the-sleeve valve 83 and said transverse wall 98, said chamber 81, being open at its lower end to the interior of the faucet body in the identical manner to that hereinbefore described 'for the temperature regulating chamber- 38 of the sleeve" tion 88 for axial and rotative movement therein is a valve shaft 92, which latter at its upper and lower ends extends from said tubular portion, as shown, and is identical in construction and function as the valve shaft 46 of the faucet 24, hereinbefore described, with one exception, that is, the valve shaft 92 extends through a stuiling box 93 provided upon the under or inner side of the cover 82, this in order to positively prevent leakage of fluid around ysaid shaft .at the point Where it passes through said cover, it being here noted' that the upper end wall of the sleeve valve 83, is suitably recessed 'or counterbored to provide the necessary clearance for the stuffing box 93.

In Fig. 16, I have illustrated a hot and cold water supply system equipped with or embodying my novel and improved thermostatic faucets, such system being generally designated by the numeral 94 and comprises a master hot water thermostatic supply faucet 95 and a master cold Water thermostatic faucet 96, to the inlets of which are connected hot and cold water supply pipes 91 and 98,

respectively.

ably spaced intervals, to adjacent hot and cold Leading upwardly from the oulet of the master hot water thermostatic faucet is a hot water supply pipe or manifold 99 and similarly leading from the outlet of the master cold water thermostatic faucet 96 is a cold water supply pipe or 'manifold |88. Interposed at suitably spaced inwater branch pipes 8| and |82 are discharge "or outlet faucets |83. It being here noted and ob.- served that the master hot and cold water supply thermostatic faucets 95 and 96` are identical in construction and function to the faucet 24 hereinbefore described, while the outlet faucets |83 have no thermostat coils therein, but in every other respect are identical in construction to the faucet -21|, said valves |83 functioning merely as mixing In the operation of the system 94| the master thermostatic faucets 95 and 96, respectively, are set for predetermined temperatures so that the temperatures of the hot and cold water in the manifold pipes 99 and |88 are stabilized and consta-nt, hence, the temperatures of the hot and cold waters at the outlet or mixing faucets |83 are substantially constant and uniform. The hot and cold water supply system herein shown and described is particularly adaptable and suitable for furnishing Ihot and cold water to commercial buildings, apartmenthouses, or the like, inasmuch, as such waters are furnished to each floor of the same at substantially even and non-uctuating temperatures, and in consequence considerable economy is effected by reason of the fact that the basic temperatures of the hot and cold water are regulated and controlled by the master thermostatic faucets ,95 and 96, respectively. The hot and cold'water supply pipes 91 and 98, respectively, lead from water heating, and cooling units, not shown, which units may be thermostatically controlled vin any well known manner not shown, by their respective master faucets 95 and 96, so that when the desired temperatures are reached at such faucets said units may be automatically cut out and again automatically cut in when the temperatures fall at said faucets, thus` effecting economy in the operation of both the heating and cooling units of" said system, as will y be manifest and apparent.

While I have herein shown and described the invention with suicient detail to enable those skilled in the art to which it pertains to understand the mode of construction and the principles involved, it is to be understood that there is no intentional limitation herein to the specific forms and precise details of construction shown and described, except as expressly defined bythe appended claims, and that various modifications of the same may be resorted vto without departing from thespirit of the invention or the benefits derivable therefrom. It is also to 'beunderstood that certain features of the invention herein disclosed may be employed in and with' other combinations than those shown and described.

What I claim' as my invention and desire to securey by Letters Patent is:-

l. In combination in a thermostatic faucet, a casing provided with fluid inlets and a fluid outlet, a partially rotative sleeve valve provided-with ports adapted to `register with said fluid inlets,

a reciprocative valve for said fluid outlet, and ar 2. A thermostatic faucet comprising a casing.

open at one endthereof and provided with fluid inlets at its sides and a fluid outlet at its opposite vend, a cover for said open e'nd, a sleeve valve disstem extending therefrom through said sleeve valve and casing cover, a thermostat of coil form disposed within said sleeve valve exteriorly of 1vand in contiguous relation to the foraminous wall effecting independent opening and closing ofsaid fluid outlet valve.

3. A thermostatic -faucet comprising a casing. a rotary valve member, a reciprocatingvalve member, heat responsive means, controlling said ro` tary valve member, and a control member operatively connected -to said valve members for effecting selective actuation of the same.

,4. A thermostatic faucet comprising a casing provided with duid inlets and a fluid outlet, a semi-rotative control member mounted in said casing having separated ports opposed to said iluid inlets, heat responsive means connected to said control member for varying the cross-sec'- tional areas of said fluid inlets, a valve for said fluid outlet, and hand-operated means for effecting simultaneous and selective actuation of said control member and outlet valve.

5.- A thermostatic faucet comprising a casing provided with fluid inlets and a` fluid outlet, a semi-rotative hollow control member mounted within said casing having separated ports opposed to said uid inlets, a thermostat adapted to move said control member to vary the crosssectional area of said fluid inlets, a valve for said fluid outlet, and a controlling handle exteriorly Y of said casing for eiecting simultaneous and thermostat carried by the valve for the outlet Q means and engaging the valve for the inlet means for automatic operation thereof, and a control member connected to said supply and outlet valves adapted to regulate the volume of fluid at any temperature.

7. In combination in a thermostatic faucet, a

p casing provided with iluid'inlets, a sleeve valve Asaid perforated wail within said mixing chamber,

and a thermostat connected to said sleeve valve. 8. vThe combination with a casing provided with fluid inlets, and a sleeve valve having ports y formed in the walls thereof adapted to l'ellistc 9. 'I'he combination of a casing provided with uid inlets, a sleeve valve having ports formed in its walls adapted to register with said fluid inlets, said sleeve valve having a transversely disposed perforated wall between said ports and its outlet end adapted to form a mixing chamber therein, nd a baille for the ports oflsaid sleeve yvalve exte ding from .said perforated wall within said mixing chamber.

l0. The combination of a casing provided with fluid inlets, a sleeve valve having ports formed in its walls adapted to register with said fluid inlets, said sleeve valve having a fluid mixing chamber formed within the inlet end thereof wherewith said ports communicate, a. baille for said ports extending within said mixing chamber, a thermostat of coil form disposed within the outlet end of said sleeve valve and connected at one end thereto, and means for adjusting the position of said sleeve valve connected to the other end of said thermostat.

1l. The combination of a casing provided with fluid inlets, a sleeve valve havi-ng ports formed in its walls adapted to register with said fluid inlets, said sleeve valve having a fluid mixing `chamber formed therein wherewithv said ports communicate, a baille for said ports extending within said mixing chamber, a thermostat of coil form disposed within the outlet end of said sleeve valve and connected at one end thereto, and means-for adjusting the position of said sleeve valve connected to the other end of said thermor stat, said means including a pointer adapted to indicate upon a scale a temperature for the fluid corresponding. to the adjusted position of the sleeve valve. L

l2. In a device of the character described, a

casing having a pair of hot and cold-water inlet ports, a proportioning valve controlling the flow of water from the said ports, av thermostat coil connected at one end to the proportioning valve and exposed to the water flowing from said ports', a shaft connected to the other end of the thermostat coil and a pointer connected to the shaft for setting the thermostat coil to different positions, the casing having also an outlet port, and a handle mounted upon the said pointer for movement therewith but having movement independently thereof, and operative connections between the handle and the outlet valvecausing the outlet valve to open whenv the handle is moved. independently of the pointer.

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